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3 UK Bottoms On Customer Satisfaction Survey
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39 million UK adults now own a mobile phone, spending on average US$36.40 per month on their bills. Now that mobile penetration is so high, the future market will be overwhelmingly that of churners rather than subscriber...
Could Telefonica Launch a Bid for KPN and O2 ?
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A new research note from Merrill Lynch's European telecom analyst Jesus Romero, has postulated the idea that Spain's Telefonica could launch a takeover bid for KPN, should the company emerge as a part owner of a split O2...
ISP Market Represents Huge Opportunity for African Operators
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GSM operators in Africa have an opportunity to drive massive growth in average revenue per user (ARPU) and traffic on their networks by offering ISP services such as Internet and e-mail access to their customers. That's ...
High Taxes Slowing Phone Sales in Developing Nations
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High taxes in many developing countries have made mobile communications unaffordable for hundreds of millions of people, holding back social and economic development, according to a study by the GSM Association (GSMA)....
Ringtones are Fashion, Mobile Music is Another Gadget
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M:Metrics has published some new insights on ringtones and mobile music. The measurement firm reports that although ringtones are universally popular among both males and females, there are significant differences betwee...
Nokia Twists Again with New Music Phone
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Nokia has launched a new handset that has an unusual keypad twisting design. This unique design twists to transform a traditional phone keypad into dedicated music keys. The Nokia 3250 stores up to 1 Gigabyte (750 songs)...
More Than a Third of Mobile Game Downloads Are Free
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Telephia has reported that 64% of all games downloaded in Q2 2005 are revenue-generating purchases while the remaining 36% are free. Accord- ing to Telephia's Mobile Game Report, Puzzle/Strategy mobile games have the highe...
SRI LANKA BUSINESS BRIEFS:CDMA For Lanka Internet, Tritel
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Sri Lanka communication companies Lanka Internet and Tritel have obtained licenses to sell fixed-line telephones using CDMA technology, a Telecommunications Ministry official said. The ministry had earlier given licenses...
Nokia In Push To Talk Deal With Etisalat
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Finnish mobile communications company Nokia Oyj (NOK) said Monday it has signed a contract with Emirates Telecommunications Corp. (ETISALAT.AD), or Etisalat. ...
Nokia Introduces XpressMusic Mobile Music Feature Brand
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Finland's Nokia Oyj (NOK) said Monday it is introducing Nokia XpressMusic, a feature brand that makes it easy for consumers to identify Nokia's growing portfolio of music-optimized mobile devices. ...
Australia's Telstra Plans To Revamp New Zealand Operations, Cut Jobs
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Australia's Telstra Corp. (TLS) unveiled Monday plans to revamp the structure of its telecommunications business in New Zealand to bolster profits from the operation, but remains noncommittal on building its own mobile p...
Nokia To Supply WCDMA Radio Acces Network To TDC Mobile
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Finnish telecommunications equipment maker Nokia Oyj (NOK) Monday said it has signed a framework agreement to supply a WCDMA 3G radio access network to Danish operator TDC Mobile, part of TDC A/S (TLD). ...
KPN To Bring Mobile Brand Simyo To Dutch Market
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Dutch telecommunications company Royal KPN NV (KPN) Monday said it will launch mobile-phone brand Simyo in the Dutch market. ...
O2 Launches i-mode In UK From Oct 1
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O2 PLC Monday announced the U.K. launch of i-mode(R), a mobile Internet service with more than 50 million users in 22 countries. ...
Deutsche Telekom: Not In Talks With Anyone On O2
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Germany's Deutsche Telekom (DT) Monday denied it is in talks to buy U.K. mobile phone operator O2 PLC (OOM.LN). ...
Portugal Telecom Enters Bid For Tunisie Telecom
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Portugal Telecom SA (PT) has presented a proposal to participate in Tunisia's privatization of Tunisie Telecom, a PT spokesman said Monday. ...
Microsoft And Palm Launch New Treo Mobile Phone
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SAN FRANCISCO (Dow Jones) -- Microsoft Corp. and Palm Inc. took the wraps off of a long-expected partnership Monday to develop a new so-called smart phone aimed at challenging the dominance of Research In Motio...